Neutron Applications in Earth, Energy and Environmental Sciences

✍ Scribed by Romano Rinaldi, Liyuan Liang, Helmut Schober (auth.), Liyuan Liang, Romano Rinaldi, Helmut Schober (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer US
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 641
• Series: Neutron Scattering Applications and Techniques
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Neutron Applications in Earth, Energy and Environmental Sciences offers a comprehensive overview of the wide ranging applications of neutron scattering techniques to elucidate the fundamental materials properties at the nano-, micro- and meso-scale, which underpin research in the related fields of Earth, Energy and Environmental Sciences.

Introductions to neutron scattering fundamentals and instrumentation are paired with a thorough review of the applications to a large variety of scientific and technological problems, written through the direct experience of leading scientists in each field. Tailored to a wide audience, this volume provides the novice with an inspiring introduction and stimulates the expert to consider these non-conventional problem solving techniques in his/her field of interest.

Earth and environmental scientists, engineers, researchers and graduate students involved with materials science will find Neutron Applications in Earth, Energy and Environmental Sciences a valuable ready-to-use reference.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Front Matter....Pages 105-105
Neutron Applications in Earth, Energy, and Environmental Sciences....Pages 1-14
Neutron Scattering—A Non-destructive Microscope for Seeing Inside Matter....Pages 15-36
Neutron Scattering Instrumentation....Pages 37-104
Structural and Magnetic Phase Transitions in Minerals: In Situ Studies by Neutron Scattering....Pages 107-143
Inelastic Neutron Scattering and Lattice Dynamics: Perspectives and Challenges in Mineral Physics....Pages 145-188
A Microscopic View of Mass Transport in Silicate Melts by Quasielastic Neutron Scattering and Molecular Dynamics Simulations....Pages 189-209
Neutron Diffraction Studies of Hydrous Minerals in Geosciences....Pages 211-233
Studies of Mineral–Water Surfaces....Pages 235-256
Neutron Diffraction and the Mechanical Behavior of Geological Materials....Pages 257-282
The Contribution of Neutron Texture Goniometry to the Study of Complex Tectonics in the Alps....Pages 283-317
Neutron Imaging Methods and Applications....Pages 319-348
Front Matter....Pages 349-349
Vibrational Dynamics and Guest–Host Coupling in Clathrate Hydrates....Pages 351-389
Applications of Neutron Scattering in the Chemical Industry: Proton Dynamics of Highly Dispersed Materials, Characterization of Fuel Cell Catalysts, and Catalysts from Large-Scale Chemical Processes....Pages 391-416
Hydrogen and Hydrogen-Storage Materials....Pages 417-437
Lithium Ion Materials for Energy Applications: Structural Properties from Neutron Diffraction....Pages 439-460
Front Matter....Pages 461-461
Application of Neutron Reflectivity for Studies of Biomolecular Structures and Functions at Interfaces....Pages 463-489
Pollutant Speciation in Water and Related Environmental Treatment Issues....Pages 491-520
Clay Swelling: New Insights from Neutron-Based Techniques....Pages 521-546
Structure and Dynamics of Fluids in Microporous and Mesoporous Earth and Engineered Materials....Pages 547-570
The Combined Ultra-Small- and Small-Angle Neutron Scattering (USANS/SANS) Technique for Earth Sciences....Pages 571-594
Front Matter....Pages 461-461
Biosynthesis of Magnetite by Microbes....Pages 595-618
Back Matter....Pages 619-634

✦ Subjects

Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences; Environmental Physics